Camille Erlanger
Camille Erlanger (born May 25, 1863 in Paris ; † April 24, 1919 there ) was a French composer.
Life
Camille Erlanger studied at the Paris Conservatory with Léo Delibes and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1888 with the cantata Veleda . During the stay in Rome following the award, he wrote his first opera, Saint Julien l'hospitalier, based on a story by Gustave Flaubert . It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory in 1894 and made him famous in Paris.
The most successful of his operas was Aphrodite , which was premiered in 1906 in the Opéra-Comique with Mary Garden in the leading role. Erlanger's last work, Forfaiture, was the first opera based on a feature film ( The Cheat ) and was premiered at the Opéra-Comique after Erlanger's death in 1921. In addition to operas, Erlanger also composed several serenades, a symphonic suite ( La Chasse fantastique ) and songs based on Russian folk poems.
Camille Erlanger He was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Erlanger's son is the historian and founder of the Cannes Film Festival , Philippe Erlanger .
Works
- Saint Julien l'hospitalier (libretto by Marcel Luguet after Gustave Flaubert), légende drammatique in three acts, premiered in 1894
- Kermaria (libretto by Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi ), idylle d'Armorique in three acts, premiered in 1897
- Le Juif polonais (Libretto by Henri Cain and Pierre-Barthélémy Gheusi based on Erckmann-Chatrian ), folk tale from Alsace in three acts, WP 1900
- Le Fils de l'étoile , drame musical in five acts, premiered in 1904
- Aphrodite (libretto by Louis Ferdinand de Gramont after Pierre Louÿs ), drame musical in five acts, premiered in 1906
- Noel , musical tragedy, premier 1906
- Bacchus triomphant (libretto by Henri Cain ), poème lyrique in three acts, WP 1909
- Hannele Mattern (libretto by Jean Thorel and Louis Ferdinand de Gramont based on Gerhart Hauptmann ), rêve lyrique in five acts, premiered in 1911
- L'Aube rouge (libretto by Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens ), drame lyrique in four acts, premiered in 1911
- La Sorcière (libretto by André Sardou after Victorien Sardou ), drame musical in four acts, premiered in 1912
- Imroulcaïs, le roi errant , incidental music, premiered in 1919
- Faublas , comédie musicale in six pictures, around 1919
- La Reine Wanda incidental music, premiered in 1919
- Forfaiture (libretto by Paul Milliet and André de Lorde ), comédie musicale in five acts, premiered in 1921
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Camille Erlanger in the International Music Score Library Project
- Grave of Camille Erlanger
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erlanger, Camille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1919 |
| Place of death | Paris |